You know what else hurts your company? When a well-qualified candidate goes to the trouble of figuring out who the hiring manager is, reaches out to them on Lin

You know what else hurts your company? When a well-qualified candidate goes to the trouble of figuring out who the hiring manager is, reaches out to them on LinkedIn, asks if they'd check out their profile and if they'd chat about the position for 10-15 minutes... ...and you get back (paraphrased) "Hi KB, I would look forward to receiving your application." I am not wasting at least an hour of my time writing a cover letter, touching base with my references (which they demand in the application - are they fucking joking?), and tailoring my resume to the job.... ...if the hiring manager can't be bothered to indicate in the slightest way that they even so much as glanced at my profile, or spend 10 minutes on the damn phone for a position that's been open for 6 months.